Polish, Polski
Polish is one of the western Slavonic languages, most closely related to Czech , Slovak and Sorbian.
44,000,000 speakers
Polish is the official language in Poland . Home speakers live in the Czech Republic , Slovakia , Ukraine , Belarus , Kazakhstan, Lithuania , Germany , Latvia , Russia , Hungary , the UK and France .
Polish has always used the Latin alphabet, and also includes the letters see .
. It excludes the letters 'q', 'v' and 'x', except in foreign words.
The earliest examples of Polish are place names in 9th and 10th century Latin documents.
Polish has a system of grammatical gender that can baffle a non-native speaker. In the singular, there are masculine, feminine and neuter genders. Then, in the accusative case, the masculine is further divided into animate and inanimate. Then in the plural, the distinction is between masculine personal (any group that includes at least one male) or unmarked gender.
BBC World Service in Polish .
Key Phrases
"The Flash content you are trying to view requires Flash plugin version {version}, "+
"whilst this computer seems to only have version {detected}. In order to view this content you must "+
"upgrade your Flash plugin. " +
"For help upgrading your plugin, please visit the {wwguide}."
Tak.
Yes.
"The Flash content you are trying to view requires Flash plugin version {version}, "+
"whilst this computer seems to only have version {detected}. In order to view this content you must "+
"upgrade your Flash plugin. " +
"For help upgrading your plugin, please visit the {wwguide}."
Nie.
No.
"The Flash content you are trying to view requires Flash plugin version {version}, "+
"whilst this computer seems to only have version {detected}. In order to view this content you must "+
"upgrade your Flash plugin. " +
"For help upgrading your plugin, please visit the {wwguide}."
Witamy!
Welcome!
"The Flash content you are trying to view requires Flash plugin version {version}, "+
"whilst this computer seems to only have version {detected}. In order to view this content you must "+
"upgrade your Flash plugin. " +
"For help upgrading your plugin, please visit the {wwguide}."
Pleased to meet you.
"The Flash content you are trying to view requires Flash plugin version {version}, "+
"whilst this computer seems to only have version {detected}. In order to view this content you must "+
"upgrade your Flash plugin. " +
"For help upgrading your plugin, please visit the {wwguide}."
Hello.
"The Flash content you are trying to view requires Flash plugin version {version}, "+
"whilst this computer seems to only have version {detected}. In order to view this content you must "+
"upgrade your Flash plugin. " +
"For help upgrading your plugin, please visit the {wwguide}."
Do widzenia.
Goodbye.
"The Flash content you are trying to view requires Flash plugin version {version}, "+
"whilst this computer seems to only have version {detected}. In order to view this content you must "+
"upgrade your Flash plugin. " +
"For help upgrading your plugin, please visit the {wwguide}."
Thank you.
"The Flash content you are trying to view requires Flash plugin version {version}, "+
"whilst this computer seems to only have version {detected}. In order to view this content you must "+
"upgrade your Flash plugin. " +
"For help upgrading your plugin, please visit the {wwguide}."
My name is ...
"The Flash content you are trying to view requires Flash plugin version {version}, "+
"whilst this computer seems to only have version {detected}. In order to view this content you must "+
"upgrade your Flash plugin. " +
"For help upgrading your plugin, please visit the {wwguide}."
Czy pan (pani) mówi po angielsku?
Do you speak English? Addressing a man (a woman).
"The Flash content you are trying to view requires Flash plugin version {version}, "+
"whilst this computer seems to only have version {detected}. In order to view this content you must "+
"upgrade your Flash plugin. " +
"For help upgrading your plugin, please visit the {wwguide}."
I'm sorry, I don't speak Polish.
"The Flash content you are trying to view requires Flash plugin version {version}, "+
"whilst this computer seems to only have version {detected}. In order to view this content you must "+
"upgrade your Flash plugin. " +
"For help upgrading your plugin, please visit the {wwguide}."
I need help.
"The Flash content you are trying to view requires Flash plugin version {version}, "+
"whilst this computer seems to only have version {detected}. In order to view this content you must "+
"upgrade your Flash plugin. " +
"For help upgrading your plugin, please visit the {wwguide}."
Przepraszam, gdzie jest toaleta?
Where is the toilet, please?
These audio clips require Flash .